Car end.



. S. WORTH fl C. BRECHT` CAR END.

APsfLiCATloN man DEC.26, m4.

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JOEE' S. WORTH AND' CHARLES BRECHT, OF COATESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS y T0 SED JOHN S. VI'ORTH AND WILLIAM P. WORTH, OF COATESVILLE, PENNSYL- CAR END.

Application filed December 26, 1914. Serial No. 879,164.

To all a0/1.0m may conce/ra.'

Be it known that we, JOHN S. 'WORTH and CHARLES llinncrrr, y.citizens of the United States, and residents el: Coatesville. county of Chester, State oft Pennsylvania, have invented certain improvements in Car Ends, of which the following is a specification.

Uur invention relates to certain improvements in ends ior freight cars ci the box or inclosed type and the invention can be applied either to cars made enti ely of :metal or to wooden cars in which it is ldesired to strengthen the ends.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a view in elevation, showing the end of a freight car andl illustrating our invention Fig. 2 is ay plan view;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal on the line o o, 1;

Fig. d is a perspective view oione of the main transverse -bearnsg Fig. 5 is a perspective view oi' the lower Z-beam;

Figs. 6 and l are enlarged sectional views of parts of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a view illustrating a modiiication of the invention;v

Fig. 9 is a view illustrating a modification of the form of the corrugations; and

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of a modification illustrating the means for securing the Z-beam to the plates.

The car end, in the present instance, is made in two sections. The lower section 1 may be made from heavier metalthan the upper section 2 and, in the present instance, has two series of short vertical ribs 3 formed by corrugating the plate, as shown, the corrugations projecting outward. The upper plate 2 has av series of longer radial corru gations 4, which are tapered at the upper end and merge into the plate, as shown in Fig. At each en d oi' the plate lare short corrugations da, which iill the space at the sectional view provide two Z-bea1ns 5 and 6. The Z-beam 6 is shaped as clearly shown in Fig. 4, being wider at the center than at the ends, the projecting portion 7 tapering toward each end, as shown. The lower plate 1 has a base portion bent at right angles, as Shown at 8, and the upper end is bent outward and upward as at 9, and gradually tapers from the middle to the ends to correspond to the shape oi the projecting riia-nged portion 7 of the Z-beani to which it is secured by a single row of rivets 10. The upper plate is bent outward, as at 11, and downward, as at 12, overlapping the upper ianged'portion 15 of the Z-beain, and is secured to this lianged portion by a single row of rivetslt. Thus, the -Z-beam not only materially strengthens the end of the car, but also forms a. rigid and substantial connection between the two plates. The upper plate twerlaps the upper iiange of the Z-beam and 'the lower flange of the beam overlaps the upper portion of the lower plate so that water cannot enter the joints. A

As there is a greater pressure on the lower plate than on the upper plate, we preferably strengthen it by the second Z-beam 6. The plate has an outwardly projecting portion 15 against which 'the upper flange 16 of the Zbea1n 6 rests and these two parts are secured together by a single row of rivets 17. The projection 15 is such that the heads of the rivets will not project within the car beyond the inner wall of the end. The same is true of the rivets 14. The Z-beam 5 has right angled extensions 18 at each end which are of the same depth as the side flanges of the plates 1 and 2, while the Z-beam 6 terminates short of the sides of the car, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and merely acts as a means for stilening the ends and not as a joint plate.

In some instances, the end of a car may be made of a single plate throughout,as `in Fig. 8', in which case both Z-beams 6a maybe formed as shown in Fig. 5, the plate being pressed so that the heads of the rivets willv be backoi'the inside line of the car.

In Fig. 10, the flange of the Z-beam is located between the overlapping edges of the end plates of the car and the three elements are secured together by a. line of rivets.

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the weight of the structure is kept as nearthe platform as possible. l

It will be noticed that while we have shown both plates extending around to the side of the car and secured thereto, in some instances, this construction may be modified without departing from the spirit of the invention. 1

While we have shown two plates and two Z-beams the number of plates and beams may be increased in some cases, if found desirable.

This car end may form an integral part of a metal car orit can be used on a car having a wooden framing and sides, and can also be used as a reinforcing mem er for the wooden end of a car. y

We claim:

1. The combination in a car end, of two corrugated plates, the upper plate having a downwardly projecting flange and the .lower platehaving an upwardly projecting flange, the iiange of the lower plate being out of line with the iange of the upper plate and eX- tending some distance beyond the suffice of saidfplate; and a Z-beam, the upper flange of the Z-beam being connected to the liange of the lipper plate and the lower flange of the Z-beam being connected to the liange of the lower plate, 'both plates having side flanges arranged to be secured to the sides of the car and the Z-beam being tapered and having its ends bent to extend over the sides of the ear, r

2. The combination in the end plate of a railway car, of upper and lower corrugated plates, the lower plate having two sets of rivets, the plate being pressed corrugations spaced apart, the upper plate having a single set of corrugations; a Z- beam forming a strengthening member' and also forming the means of attaching one plate to the other; and a reinforcing Z-beam secured to the lower plate and between the two sets of corrugations.

3. The combination in the end plate of a railway car, of a corrugated plate; av reinforcing beam secured to the outer side of the plate, said plate being pressed out at the point where the beam is secured; and rivets securing the beam to the plate, the inner heads of the rivets being within the depression of the plate so as to be back of the inner line of the plate.

4. The combination in railway car, of two plates, one mounted above the other, the lower plate having two series of short vertical corrugations spaced apart, the upper plate having a series of long corrugations arranged radially; a Z- beam connecting the two plates and extending to the sides of the car, the upper plate overlapping the upper flange of the Z-beam, the lower flange of the Z-beam overlapping the vertical flanged portion of the lower plate; a single row of rivets securing the plate to the beam and a single row of rivets the metal end of a vsecuring the lower plate to the beam; and a Z-beam secured to the lower plate on the line between the two sets of corrugations and secured to the plate byl a single row of out so that the rivets will be within the inner line of the plate.

In testimony whereof, wehave signed our names to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. i

JOHN S. WORTH. CHARLES BRECHT.

Vitnesses Jos. H. KLEIN, WM. A. BARR. 

